Ten years ago, cyber attacks were public displays of power, mischievous and destructive ploys designed to wreak network havoc and interrupt services. Not anymore. Today’s cyber criminals are stealthy, clever and ruthless — thieves who slip in the back door unnoticed to steal information and money. The fight against cyber crime has evolved, and the [...]
No network is secure from cyber theft or cyber warfare.
Continue reading …A new Air Force manual for cyberwarfare describes a shadowy, fast-changing world where anonymous enemies can carry out devastating attacks in seconds and where conventional ideas about time and space don’t apply. Much of the manual is a collection of definitions, acronyms and explanations of who reports to whom. But it occasionally veers into scenarios [...]
Continue reading …